Visibility of an in-ground signal when texting while walking

Autor: Gwanseob Shin, Hyorim Kim, Yujin Kwon, Eunjee Kim
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 64:1933-1937
ISSN: 1071-1813
2169-5067
DOI: 10.1177/1071181320641466
Popis: An increase in pedestrian accidents associated with smartphone use has been one of the main issues in road traffic safety research and administration. Recently, traffic lights and safety signs embedded in the ground have been introduced, but without sufficient scientific consideration. A laboratory experiment evaluated the visibility of an in-ground signal while varying its contrast and position. Twenty-three participants performed a signal detection task when conducting texting while walking on a treadmill. The signals were displayed randomly onto the ground one at a time at three different positions with three different contrasts levels and moved towards a participant. In results, the approaching signals were detected 1.7 m ~ 2.9 m in front of participants, and there were significant differences in the visibility between contrast levels and positions (p
Databáze: OpenAIRE